Automatic stock water-tank



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R. H. BARBER. AUTOMATIG STOCK WATER TANK.

No. 330,667. Patented Nov. 17, 1885.

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AUTOMATIC STOCK WATER TANK.

No. 330,667. LP Patented Nov. 17, 1885.

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RICHARD H. BARBER, OF GALEN A, KANSAS.

AUTOMATIC S TOCK WATER-TANK.

S'PECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,667, dated November 17, 1885.

Application filed December 16, 1884. Serial No. 150,538. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, RICHARD H. BARBER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Galena, in the county of Cherokee and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Automatic Stock Water-Tanks, of which the following is a description.

This invention is an improvement in water} tanks for stock; and it has for an object to provide a simple and convenient construction by which the different stock may be watered at different points,and by which the quantity of water to each variety of stock may be gaged and regulated.

In the drawings, Figures 1 and 2 are vertical sections of my tank,Fig. 3 isatop plan view thereof, parts being broken away and other parts shown in section, and Fig. 4 is a front View of the tank, all of which will be described.

The body of the tank A is made,preferably, of tongue-and-groove stuff, and the sides and ends are secured together by long bolts or rods, as shown. This body is divided vertically,for the greater part of its height, by the partitions a, which form therefrom the receivers or troughs B, for horses and cattle, and the reservoir A. The tops of these troughs B may be closed by the hinged doors B B. The reservoir A has its cover provided with a door,A, by which the contents of the reservoir may be examined,and it also has a bearing-,plate,(l,preferably of metal, for the vertical shafts. ll ithin the lower end of the reservoir I arrange the casing L, through which the water passes to the several troughs, presently described. Pipes E extend between the casing to the troughs B. These pipes are controlled by check-valves f, which are preferably located within the troughs Band formed of leather flaps secured at their upper ends above the outlet of the pipes into the troughs and weighted at their lower ends. By this construction water can flow through pipe E into the troughs B, but cannot pass in the opposite direction. At the front and rear sides of the body A, I arrange the troughs G G, for hogs and sheep. The bottoms of these troughs incline toward their outer ends,at which point there are provided valves P,by which the openings may be opened to flush the device. In their upper ends I provide the troughs G with guides or supports 9, for the removable grating G, and the said troughs are provided with covers G which have openings and may be raised when so desired. Pipes h lead from the casing L to the troughs G. WVithin the casing L, I arrange valves 0 O, which are movable across the ends of pipes h, and may be adjusted to wholly or partially close such pipes, as desired. To secure this adj ustment, I provide the threaded barrels m and the vertical shaft I. The barrels m are connected at their lower ends to the valves, and have their upper ends formed with threaded sockets, into which turn the threaded lower ends of the shafts I. These shafts are journaled in, but not movable through, the bearings C, so that as such shafts are turned, which may be accomplished by wheels K, they will, by means of the threaded joint, raise the barrels m, and with them the valves. Thus it will be seen the valves may be adjusted to wholly close the open ends of pipes h, or to close such ends to any desired degree.

By this construction the number of gallons of water discharged into troughs G in a given period may be regulated. In order to indicate such quantities to the eye, I provide the graduated plates I, connected at their lower ends with the valves, and having their upper graduated ends projected through and above the top of the body. The graduations of these are so arranged that they will indicate close above the top of the tank the number of gallons which will flow into the troughs G when the valves are in the positions to which they will be adjusted in orderto set such graduated plates to the given position. By means of these plates I the valves may be set to feed any desired suitable quantity of water into the troughs G.

In Fig. 3 the upper trough G is shown with the grating G removed and the cover G lowered. This is to adapt such trough for the use of hogs, while the opposite trough G is shown with the cover raised and the rack G in place for use by sheep. For horses an cattle,the doors B may be raised.

It will be noticed that the horse and cattle ICO troughs are too high for use by the smaller animals, while the openings of troughs G are too small to permit horses and cattle to drink therefrom.

The top of the case L may be covered by a perforated plate, to permit the passage of the water and prevent access of dirt and the like to the valves.

The main reservoir may be filled from time to time by a windmill or in other suitable manner.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. In a drinking-tank, the combination of the main tank or reservoir, a trough, a pipe extended between and opening into such parts, a valve controlling said pipe and movable, substantially as described, and a graduated plate connected and movable with said valve, substantially as set forth.

2. In a stock-tank, the combination of the main reservoir, atrough, B, a casing, L, within the reservoir, a trough, G, pipes E h, extended between the casing and the troughs G and B, a Valve arranged within the casing L and movable over the open end of the pipe h, a barrel, m, connected with said valve and hav-. ing a threaded socket, and a shaft having its end threaded into said socket, substantially as set forth.

3 In a stock-tank, the combination of a trough,G, apipe, h, opening at one end into said trough, a valve movable over the opposite end of the pipe, a barrel, m, connected with said valve and having a threaded socket, a shaft. I, threaded into said socket, and a graduated plate connected with said valve, substantially as set forth.

4. In a stock-tank, a trough having guides or supports 9 fitted to receive a rack, G, and a perforated cover, G, substantially as set forth.

5. The improved stock tank herein described, consisting of the main reservoir, the troughs B B G G, the casing L,located within the tank, pipes E and 72, extending from said casing to the troughs B and G,valves O, movable within the casingL over the ends of pipes h, threaded barrels connected with said valves and provided with threaded sockets, shafts I, threaded into said sockets, and plates 1, connected at one end with the valves, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

6. The combination, in a stock-tank, with a main reservoir, a trough, and a pipe ex tended between and opening into said trough and reservoir, of a valve controlling said pipe and provided with a socket or barrel, and a shaft threaded into said barrel, substantially as set forth.

Witnesses:

W. F. SAPP, M. LAZARE. 

